A cholesterol-lowering pill is a new type of drug, bempedoic acid, could offer another weapon in the fight against bad cholesterol. An international study suggests the pill lowers cholesterol in people who continue to have high levels despite taking other drugs such as statins. Scientists suggest that the pill may also work as an alternative…
Thousands of homeless patients have been discharged from NHS hospitals directly back to the streets in the last five years. Despite some being in recovery from major surgery and mental health crisis. Experts have warned of a growing humanitarian crisis in England after patients leave the hospital with no where to go, it has rose…
“No vaccine, no school” Italian children have been told not turn up to school unless they can prove they have been vaccinated. The deadline follows months of national debate over compulsory vaccination. Parents risk being fined up to €500 (£425) if they sent their unvaccinated children to school. Children under six can be turned away….
The four-hour A&E target may be dropped under plans announced by NHS England. NHS bosses have revealed their plans to drop the A&E target alongside changes to waiting times for cancer, mental health and planned operations. It said the targets were becoming outdated, this comes after many of the targets have been missed over the…
New guidelines on diagnosing high blood pressure could mean thousands more people benefit from treatment in England and Wales. Health bosses say offering blood-pressure-lowering drugs to more people with stage-1 hypertension would help to cut heart attacks and strokes. In total, around 450,000 men and 270,000 women could now qualify for the drugs. However, some GPs…
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